Question

Read the excerpt from chapter 1 of The Awakening.

Answer 1

Answer: D. to help the reader imagine the sounds present in the novel’s setting.

Sounds can be very important to the setting of a novel. These can be expressed directly, or indirectly. In this case, the author introduces details about sound indirectly, by telling us that the birds were allowed to make as much noise as they wanted. This suggests that the area was always full of noise due to the singing birds.

Answer 2

D. to help the reader imagine the sounds present in the novel’s setting